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• Vermont doesn’t need political parties to get things done

  24-07-2026 23:29 via vtdigger.org
  
  Dear Editor,Since Vermont has a political landscape that is probably less partisan than most states and, without a doubt, far less partisan than Washington, maybe it can set an example for how to move away from partisan politics. We urgently need cooperative, nonconfrontational efforts to mitigate the host of critical problems we face.It seems that political parties often foster irrational noncooperation. What if Vermont eliminated political parties and candidates ran on their individual merits
  
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• Protesters again block access to ICE surveillance hub in Williston, prompting arrests

  24-07-2026 20:05 via vtdigger.org
  
  A person is carried to a vehicle by four Vermont State Troopers after being arrested for blocking the entrance to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center in Williston on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerWILLISTON — Police arrested a group of protesters at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement surveillance office in Williston on Friday morning. The group intended to block ICE employees from accessing the facility
  
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• Owen Foster stepping down as chair of state’s most powerful healthcare regulator 

  24-07-2026 18:48 via vtdigger.org
  
  Owen Foster, chair of the Green Mountain Care board, speaks during roundtable on health care costs hosted by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, in Burlington on Friday, May 31, 2024.Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThe chair of the regulatory board that decides hospital budgets and health insurance premium increases in Vermont is stepping down at the end of September, Gov. Phil Scott announced Friday. Scott appointed Owen Foster as the Green Mountain Care Board’s chair in 2022 and re
  
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• Help VTDigger reach 500 supporters before midnight Saturday

  24-07-2026 15:35 via vtdigger.org
  
  VTDigger reporter Shaun Robinson. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerDear Reader,VTDigger’s July Member Drive ends Saturday at midnight, and we’re asking our readers to help us finish strong and reach our goal of 500 supporters.Every donation made before the drive ends will be matched dollar for dollar up to $10,000, thanks to two generous supporters from Burlington and Addison County.
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• VTDigger is hiring fall reporting interns

  24-07-2026 14:15 via vtdigger.org
  
  VTDigger intern Emma Green listens as Pastor Steven Tendo, right, speaks before a check-in meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security facility in St. Albans on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerLicense plate surveillance. Immigration enforcement. A dairy economy under strain. Rising temperatures and energy costs. All of it was reported this year by journalists who came to VTDigger as interns — and the newsroom is now h
  
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• Wanted: Large space for 100-bed emergency shelter in Chittenden County

  24-07-2026 11:15 via vtdigger.org
  
  A cold-weather shelter in Burlington is seen on Jan. 23, 2026. The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity and Champlain Housing Trust are seeking to open a 100-bed emergency shelter that would operate year-round. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerCarly Berlin covers housing and infrastructure for Vermont Public, in partnership with VTDigger.Two local nonprofits are seeking a space to open what would be Vermont’s largest year-round shelter for people experiencing homelessness.Th
  
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• Vermont to give local news priority for state advertising dollars

  24-07-2026 01:21 via vtdigger.org
  
  Gov. Phil Scott signs an executive order to prioritize spending state ad dollars on local news on July 23, 2026. Photo by Charlotte Oliver/VTDiggerMONTPELIER— Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order Thursday that directs the state to prioritize local news platforms when deciding where to run its ads. “Vermonters breathe and trust their community news,” Scott said after signing the order, a statement rare for him to make to a room of reporters. The intent of the pol
  
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• Gerald “Jed” Kenneth Hornung II

  24-07-2026 00:16 via vtdigger.org
  
  Born: 07/31/1929Oklahoma City, OklahomaDied: 07/20/2026Burlington, VermontDetails of service:The family will hold a private burial. There will be a Memorial Service, at a later date. Arrangements are through Day Funeral Home, Randolph, Vermont and Vermont Forest Cemetery in Roxbury.Gerald Kenneth (Jed) Hornung II, age 96, passed away on July 20, 2026, surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. Gerald was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on July 31, 1929, the son of Gerald Kennet
  
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